Game: Spot the of-the-shelf-joystick

I watch a lot of sci-fi and I play a lot of DCS - and because of my familiarity of simming hardware, when a movie uses a joystick that I have seen many, many times, it tends to stick out like a sore thumb to me :)

The latest one is from this trailer from Matt Damons new movie "The Martian"

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It's very obviously a TM Warthog as they still have the yellow arrow sticker on the handle (which has long been worn from mine!). It can be seen when they are in the cockpit both times.

I can think of a few more movies where I have spotted either a TM Warthog or an X52.

But I would like to see if others want to play a game of "spot the joystick" and see if we can get a list going of all movies / scenes where we recognise a common of the shelf gaming / simming hardware - and extra points if you find one which has been modded and disguised.

Also please post either a screenshot or a clip of the movie so we can all see :)

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Edit: that would be right, I spelt "off" with one "f" in the title :S

Furious 7 had a Silver X52 in it. If you look in the trailer you can see the throttle for a second.

The Bulldozers in James Cameron's "Avatar" use the Saitek X-52 Pro.

Manual Steering Column...

The dark knight rises (Dish Dish Balala Balala) he had a TMWH in his switchblade (or whatever). I believe also X men had a X52 Saitek.

What's that inside Battlestar Galactica's Raptor? :)

X52 Pro in the remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still:

Riddick (2013) there was an X-52 pro at the end in the space shuttle.

In Interstellar a TM warthog is used at the docking controls

edit : changed it as an attachment so it doesnt take up the entire screen

The Bulldozers in James Cameron's "Avatar" use the Saitek X-52 Pro.

Nice find! I didn't notice that my first time around :)

Riddick (2013) there was an X-52 pro at the end in the space shuttle.

I always thought of Riddick as more of a CH products kind of guy, simple but functional j/k :)

But alas he is a Saitek pilot

The dark knight rises (Dish Dish Balala Balala) he had a TMWH in his switchblade (or whatever). I believe also X men had a X52 Saitek.

Yep the Dark Knight is a smart guy - why reinvent the wheel, when you can just use a USB device in your batmobile? :)

What's that inside Battlestar Galactica's Raptor? :)

By the way, I think there was a X52 in Real Steel (2011) movie...

(Too lazy to get a screenshot...)

In a couple of these shots, the sticks actually don't look too out of place, but the ones where they just set it on top of the console/desk instead of flush-mounting it look like garbage.

Warthog Interstellar.

Did anyone else see the use of the joystick part of the Warthog in the movie Interstellar? Seconds before the 2 hour mark. :)

The bit where Dr Mann is trying to dock etc.

Although they looks similar, you can easily spot the differences if they are side by side :D

Looks more a Tm F22 PRO grip with some "make-up"...

Yep the Dark Knight is a smart guy - why reinvent the wheel, when you can just use a USB device in your batmobile? :)

 

the funny part is, the un edited footage from that scene, you can clearly read the lit throttle labels.. lol.

Pretty interesting.

"For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return." Leonardo da Vinci

Logitech 3D Pro in Terminator Genisys

TM Warthog in Homeland

Homeland, Season 3, Episode 10 "Good Night": A Reaper operator uses the TM Warthog.

"Mom, would you tell dad to stop taking my Warthog to work!"

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Wow! This practice of using off the shelf top class joystics to impress sci-fi movie fans is more common than I thought.

Here's a TM Warthog in the final Batman vs Superman movie trailer